Networking and communication

Photos: An Apple iPhone app for everyone

To celebrate the availability of 100,000 apps on the Apple App Store, we have compiled a list of apps with something for everyone Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Photos: Technology websites before they were famous

IT companies were well represented in the list of the first 100 internet domain names registered and they were also early adopters of a web presence. Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

Communications Alliance: Recruitment and training integral to NBN’s success

The CEO of the Communications Alliance, Anne Hurley, argues that the National Broadband Network cannot succeed without skilled people to build and operate the new infrastructure. Continue Reading

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• Anne Hurley

IBM sells Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) gear from Brocade, Cisco

IBM steps up its Fibre Channel over Ethernet strategy by selling Brocade 8000 FCoE switches and 1010/1020 converged network adapters, and Cisco Systems' Nexus 5000 FCoE switches. Continue Reading

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• Dave Raffo

Photos: True Picture of your Mobile 3G Coverage

Ofcom have capitulated to critics and published maps of providers coverage for their 3G products. Continue Reading

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• Heidi Foster

What does Digital Britain mean for you?

The Digital Britain report was unveiled. We look at what the key points are and how does the report affect you? Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Photos: Top Ten Tech Power Twitterers

Twitter is full of great people to follow, but there are so many people, how do you know who to follow, so your timeline isn’t filled with random tweets that don’t help you? Continue Reading

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• Heidi Foster

Technology of the year award

TechTarget ANZ Editor Simon Sharwood names his Technology of the Year. Do you agree with the choice? Continue Reading

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• Simon Sharwood

Predictions for 2009

Wondering what will be important in 2009? We've rounded up eight predictions for the year ahead for your reading pleasure. Continue Reading

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• TechTarget ANZ Staff writers

Ian Yates' quite literal year in review

Ian Yates product reviews are unique and make ideal holiday reading. Continue Reading

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• Ian Yates

EDITORIAL: Lessons from 2008

TechTarget ANZ's Editorial team looks back on 2008 and suggests new directions for the new year. Continue Reading

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• TechTarget ANZ Editors

TechTarget ANZ's greatest hits

Here's the end-of-year roundup you wrote - the most popular stories across the TechTarget ANZ network for 2008. Continue Reading

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• TechTarget ANZ Editors

Richard Chirgwin's Holiday Favourite

There's no better way to prepare for 2009 than reading Richard Chirgwin's networking primers! Continue Reading

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• Richard Chirgwin

Don't jump to Hyper-V unless you have to

Microsoft's Virtual Server 2005 R2 (MSVS) remains a powerful tool for managing virtual infrastructure and there's no need to rush to Hyper-V. Continue Reading

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• Anil Desai

Using iPerf to measure WLAN performance

Learn how to measure TCP/UDP, throughput, loss and delay with iPerf, an open source network testing tool. Continue Reading

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• Lisa Phifer, Core Competence

What is the ISAKMP policy and how does it impact IPsec VPN router configuration?

Learn how to implement ISAKMP policies using IKE to ensure secure VPN configuration, in part three of our VPN guide. Continue Reading

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• Michael J Martin

Managing Windows networks using scripts part 10: Some neat WMI tricks

The 10th instalment of our tutorial series on managing Windows networks with scripts offers a pair of cool WMI tricks. Continue Reading

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• Mitch Tulloch

MPLS vs. VPLS vs. Metro Ethernet

MPLS, VPLS and Metro Ethernet are all viable options for large-scale VoIP implementations. Continue Reading

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• Gary Audin, Delphi Inc.

How do I increase network signal strength over a large distance?

Want to build a WLAN that covers a large area? Lisa Phifer explains that you'l need mutiple access points and clever use of antennae. Continue Reading

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• Lisa Phifer, Core Competence

Unified communications trigger data leakage dangers, survey finds

Companies are concerned about unintentional data leaks, according to a survey conducted by Osterman Research. Continue Reading

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• Robert Westervelt, TechTarget

How to move from Microsoft Virtual Server to Hyper-V

If you plan the upgrade from Virtual Server to Hyper-V, here's how to get onto Microsoft's new virtualisation platform. Continue Reading

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• Anil Desai

Network management frameworks: FCAPS and ITIL

Two network management frameworks exist that can be of some use for understanding and taming network management: FCAPS and ITIL. Learn more about what these FCAPS and ITIL are and how they can simplify network management in this crash course. Continue Reading

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• Lindi Horton, ServiceMesh

Linksys WAP2000 Business Access Point: Review and configuration

Our labs run their eyes over Linksys' new WAP 2000, a VoIP and WLAN router for small businesses. Continue Reading

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• SearchNetworking.com.au staff

Unix admin tutorial: How much memory is in this machine?

It's not always straightforward to get the answer to the burning question: How much memory is in this Unix machine? David Douthitt points readers to the answers for Solaris, AIX, HPUX, Linux, OpenVMS, and FreeBSD environments. Continue Reading

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• David Douthitt, Contributor

Virtual machines present dynamic environment issues for network pros

Virtualisation can mean network managers need to develop an infrastructure for redirecting IP addresses across a WAN. Continue Reading

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• George Lawton

Sizing server hardware for virtual machines

How many virtual machines can you put on a server? Depends upon whether your hardware and virtualisation environment are well-matched. This tip offers four criteria for selecting the right servers for VMs. Continue Reading

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• Eric Siebert

Cisco warns of UCM flaws

Cisco has warned that several versions of its Unified Call Managers have security problems. Continue Reading

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• SearchVoIP.com.au staff

Telepresence reaches down to smaller businesses

Telepresence suites are emerging for smaller businesses, as vendors saturate the big end of town. Continue Reading

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• Rivka Gewirtz Little

Palm Treo 850 info, photos are leaked

The Palm Treo 850, making an unexpected appearance, was recently leaked. Continue Reading

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• Antoine Wright

Introduction to firewalls

What is a network firewall? What types of firewalls are there, and which kind best protects your company's data? All of these questions, and more, are answered in our network security firewall guide. Continue Reading

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• SearchNetworking.com.au staff

How can I configure 10 VLANs with 5 unmanaged switches?

Given a Cisco Layer 3 (L3) switch and 5 unmanaged switches, learn how to create 10 VLANs from our routing and switching expert, Sudhanshu Gupta. Continue Reading

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• Sudhanshu Gupta

What are the best methods for handling rogue access points?

Michael Gregg explains how to enforce network policy and handle rogue access points (APs) in this expert response. Continue Reading

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• Michael Gregg, Superior Solutions, Inc.

What is a logical network? How do you improve one?

Learn what logical and physical networks are and how to improve them, in this expert response with networking fundamentals expert, Chris Partsenidis. Continue Reading

Understanding remote scripting: Managing Windows networks using scripts, Part 9

Our series on managing Windows networks using scripts continues. Continue Reading

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• Mitch Tulloch

Troubleshooting IP Routing -- 'CCNA Official Exam Certification Library, 3rd Edition,' Chapter 7

This eBook chapter examines troubleshooting the IP routing process. Read more to learn if your IP routing troubleshooting is up to scratch! Continue Reading

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• SearchNetworking.com.au

Cisco smartens up the wireless network with Motion platform

Cisco will soon release a new product that integrates wireless devices and wired networks to enable seamless handovers and uninterrupted data access. Continue Reading

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• Michael Morisy, TechTarget

What is 802.11n "Greenfield" mode?

802.11n has a special facility called "Greenfield" mode to help it increase speed. Continue Reading

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• Lisa Phifer, Core Competence

NSW Ambulance Service rebuilds its comms systems

The Ambulance Service of New South Wales has completed a massive revamp of its networks and customer contact systems. Continue Reading

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• Voice & Data Magazine Staff

What is data loss prevention? -- An introduction to DLP

This Q&A discusses what data loss prevention (DLP) is and how it differs from other networking security products in securing your enterprise and keeping your business reputable. Continue Reading

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• Tessa Parmenter, Contributor

Is echo inherent to VoIP?

VoIP lines are sometimes criticised for delivering more echo than their analog cousins. We explain how to fix the problem in this tip. Continue Reading

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• TechTarget Staff Writers

EDITORIAL: It's time for a Net Neutrality debate

Australia should sort out its position on Net Neutrality before the National Broadband Network is built, not afterwards, writes TechTarget ANZ Editor Simon Sharwood. Continue Reading

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• Simon Sharwood

Transitioning to unified communications with e-learning

Unified communications is not something every worker can adopt straight away. E-learning tools can ease their path to adoption. Continue Reading

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• George Lawton

Transitioning to unified communications with e-learning

Unified communications is not something every worker can adopt straight away. E-learning tools can ease their path to adoption. Continue Reading

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• George Lawton

Governance, compliance, security: How are these network problems?

Governance is often perceived as a C-level issue. Yet network professionals must recognise that they have responsibility for these issues too! Continue Reading

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• Richard Ptak

Recovering domain controllers after a server disk failure

When recovering domain controllers after a system volume failure, normal restoration doesn't always work. Learn some special procedures in this tip. Continue Reading

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• Brien Posey

How to subnet: Subnetting calculations and shortcuts

Learn how subnetting works in this tip and quiz on how to calculate a subnet mask. IP address classes and bit values of octets are explained in detail. Continue Reading

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• Mimi Shaw

DNS monitoring: If it's slow, everything is slow

Techniques for monitoring DNS performance, and the impact on applications when it is not performing properly, are explored in this tip. Continue Reading

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• Mike Pennacchi

Application delivery controllers: Moving toward the application-centric network

Application delivery controllers (ADCs) have evolved from server load balancers (SLBs) to deal with growth of networked application delivery. Continue Reading

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• Robin Layland, Layland Consulting

Cisco Certified Voice Professional lab updates mimic live networks

The new Cisco CCVP certification updates training courses to fall in line with the latest Unified Communications Manager platform. Continue Reading

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• Michael Morisy, TechTarget

Upgrade your network: Network evolution and roadmap

Network upgrades are essential to provide availability, reliability and security when you run voice and video on your data network. Continue Reading

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• David Greenfield

Wireless security protocols -- How WPA and WPA2 work

WPA and WPA2 improve upon WEP's encryption methods for better 802.11 wireless security. Continue Reading

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• David B. Jacobs

Green networking: Energy efficient upgrades can cut costs

Using green networking products, like more efficient gigabit Ethernet switches, to replace aging networking equipment can cut runaway energy costs. Continue Reading

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• Michael Morisy, TechTarget

Social connectivity as part of your unified communications strategy

Unified communications provides remote employees the ability to work from a home office, and use social networking sites and IM to collaborate with co-workers. Continue Reading

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• Zeus Kerravala, ZK Research

Virtual servers' impact on the network

When several servers combine as one, what does it do to the network? Continue Reading

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• Brien Posey

Google offers beta of free unified messaging service

Google has opened up GrandCentral, a free unified messaging and phone management service, to a limited beta. Continue Reading

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• Shamus McGillicuddy, Enterprise Management Associates

Security considerations for unified communications

A successful UC deployment requires a solid understanding of potential security risks and how to avoid various attacks. Continue Reading

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• Brien Posey

Evaluating messaging and email platforms

Messaging and email systems are incorporating more capabilities than ever. Learn what to think about when upgrading your messaging platform. Continue Reading

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• Carol Hildebrand

VoIP bandwidth: Calculate consumption

The bandwidth needed for VoIP depends on compression technology, packet overhead and the protocol used. Learn how to figure out what bandwidth you'll need. Continue Reading

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• Gary Audin, Delphi Inc.

Cisco hooks up WAAS with Windows Server 2008

Cisco and Microsoft divulge a deal to sell Windows Server 2008 installed on Cisco Wide Area Applications Services (WAAS) appliances for remote offices. Continue Reading

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• Dave Raffo

Springer Handbook of Speech Processing

The Springer Handbook of Speech Processing provides the reader vital information needed to implement and understand VoIP. Continue Reading

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• Jacob Benesty, M. Mohan Sondhi, Yiteng Huang

Six steps to create a wireless LAN

Wireless LANs are deceptively simple to create. Follow our guide to ensure your WLAN has perfect coverage, can handle your applications and is easy to manage. Continue Reading

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• Yuval Shavit

Introduction to wireless networks - from "The book of wireless"

Learn about the standards and specifications that control wireless networks and explains how data moves through the network from one computer to another. Continue Reading

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• No Starch Press

Intelligent network switches on the rise as more is expected of the network

With businesses expecting their networks to provide more services, vendors are building more intelligence into their switches. Continue Reading

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• Shamus McGillicuddy, Enterprise Management Associates

With EX Series, Juniper aims to be a switch hitter

With the unveiling of its new line of switches, the EX Series, router giant Juniper hopes to break into the lucrative market currently dominated by Cisco. Continue Reading

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• Michael Morisy, TechTarget

Early adopters of unified communications need to ask about security

Unified Communications complicates security, which means special care is needed to extract value from the technology. Continue Reading

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• Shamus McGillicuddy, Enterprise Management Associates

Enabling Windows Vista's Network Mapping feature on domain networks

Learn how to enabling Windows Vista's Network Mapping feature on domain networks. Continue Reading

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• Brien Posey

Network managers: master project management to get better salaries

Network technicians will need to learn project manager skills if corporate rollouts of wider and more advanced networks are to be successful, according to attendees at the Cisco Networkers 2008 this week. Continue Reading

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• John-Paul Kamath

When fighting peer-to-peer, packet shaping can be more effective than cat-and-mouse

Crimping access to P2P applications may be a more effective approach than trying to ban them. Continue Reading

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• Michael Morisy, TechTarget

8Gb/sec Fibre Channel widens lane for SAN traffic

Faster Fibre Channel is upon us ... but do we need it just yet? Continue Reading

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• Jerome Wendt

When fighting peer-to-peer, packet shaping can be more effective than cat-and-mouse

Some network managers are finding that slowing peer-to-peer protocols discourages piracy better than blocking it, which users invariably find a way around. Continue Reading

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• Michael Morisy, TechTarget

Understanding 802.11n wireless antennas

Learn how 802.11n wireless antennas increase network footprint, available bandwidth and resilience to problems that crippled older 802.11a/b/g access points. Continue Reading

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• Lisa Phifer, Core Competence

Network monitoring vendors sell SMBs on usability

Ease-of-use is the key to SMB hearts when it comes to network monitoring. A new release from SolarWinds might give market leader Ipswitch some competition. Continue Reading

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• Shamus McGillicuddy, Enterprise Management Associates

Open source network monitoring: Monitor your routers with Cacti

Learn how to configure the open source network monitoring tool Cacti to poll your routers, gather network data and provide graphs based on what you configured. Continue Reading

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• David Davis

Unified communications market predictions for 2008

Analyst Zeus Kerravala gives his UC market predictions for 2008 so you can get a head start on implementation within your organisation. Continue Reading

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• Zeus Kerravala, ZK Research

Kris Kringle's guide to Mobility

Many see mobility as the next step from VoIP. It was hot in 2007, and it will remain so in 2008. So get some reading done before the new year comes in. Continue Reading

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• TechTarget ANZ staff

Santa's great storage grudge-match: Fibre Channel vs. iSCSI

Attaching storage to a network used to be so simple - now you have a number of options and no way to decide! We've got your back. Continue Reading

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• TechTarget ANZ staff

Holiday IPv6 reading guide

IPv6 was a controversial topic in 2007, and for good reason. Learn more in our holiday guide to IPv6. Continue Reading

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• TechTarget ANZ staff

Best practices for instant messaging security

In this tip, Brien Posey details the steps you can take to protect your organisation from security problems when implementing an instant messaging system. Continue Reading

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• Brien Posey

IMS: Moving from legacy to convergence

This chapter download discusses migration plans to move service providers to IMS in well-planned, business-savvy phases. Continue Reading

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• SearchVoIP ANZ Staff

Server power consumption rises unabated

A new AMD-sponsored study paints a grim picture of worldwide data centre power use, but there are simple ways to decrease consumption. Continue Reading

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• Bridget Botelho, Editorial Director, News

VoIP sales up; Cisco admits security hole; Sipera releases top five vulnerabilities list

This week's news featured VoIP sales increasing, Cisco admitting a serious security hole, and the year's top five VoIP security holes. Continue Reading

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• Michael Morisy, TechTarget

How to be future-ready for IP telephony

IP telephony confidence comes from being future-ready and having a scalable network that can adapt to new market trends. Continue Reading

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• Gurmeet S. Lamba

Building a UC strategy

To create a UC strategy, you must first understand your current business processes and incorporate your business partners into the strategy. Continue Reading

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• Bill Trussell

Voice over wireless LAN deployment requires constant maintenance

Learn how to monitor, troubleshoot and maintain your voice over wireless LAN (VoWLAN) deployment. Continue Reading

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• David B. Jacobs

Confused about unified communications?

Can you define unified communications, or are you still trying to find a common vendor definition? Gary Audin sheds some light on the vendor meaning of UC. Continue Reading

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• Gary Audin, Delphi Inc.

Enterprise collaboration tools from consumer market

Consumer-based collaboration tools are finding their way into the enterprise. IT departments can fight the trend, give up and ignore it, or embrace it. Continue Reading

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• Zeus Kerravala, ZK Research

Making the case for FCIP and FCoE

FC over IP and FC over Ethernet let companies begin consolidating on one network platform as opposed to maintaining separate FC and Ethernet networks. Continue Reading

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• Jerome Wendt
• Joshua Konkle, DCIG Inc.

Making the case for FCIP and FCoE

FC over IP and FC over Ethernet let companies begin consolidating on one network platform as opposed to maintaining separate FC and Ethernet networks. Continue Reading

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• Jerome Wendt
• Joshua Konkle, DCIG Inc.

Voice quality and MOS

Defining the nine elements of voice quality and Mean Opinion Score (MOS), the standard numeric value used to measure and report on voice quality. Continue Reading

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• Gary Audin, Delphi Inc.

ITIL -- What network managers need to know

This tip helps network managers about implement IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and explains how it can be beneficial to networking. Continue Reading

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• Ronald Potter

Wi-Fi linked to childhood autism

A study published this week in the Australasian Journal of Clinical Environmental Medicine warns that wireless communication technology may be responsible for accelerating the rise in autism among children. Continue Reading

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• John-Paul Kamath

IMS Report Card: IMS Forum issues first IMS reality check

The first IMS Report Card from the IMS Forum offers a reality check on the hype and myths surrounding IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) deployment. Continue Reading

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• TechTarget ANZ staff

Wireless LAN performance

Benchmarking your wireless LAN performance is tricky. This tip examines key issues and offers advice for effectively measuring your WLAN performance. Continue Reading

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• Craig Mathias

Defining unified communications

Read how industry pundits are defining unified communications. Continue Reading

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• Leigha Cardwell, TechTarget

Network access control server eases guest access

Cisco Network Admission Control Guest Server was released today to help ease guest access and prepare for a larger network access control (NAC) rollout. Continue Reading

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• Andrew R. Hickey

More ICT scholarships inbound

Scholarships for the IT industry totalling a value of $250,000 will be available at the beginning of the coming academic year, it was announced last week. Continue Reading

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• Voice&Data Staff

Integrating edge assets into networks can cut costs

Proper management of edge assets in a network saves money and time while avoiding headaches. Continue Reading

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• Michael Morisy, TechTarget

IPTV Crash Course: Chapter 3: The Technology of IP Networks

IPTV service utilises basic IP network technology to broadcast television using the internet. Continue Reading

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• Joseph Weber

Configuring VLANs

Learn how to configure a virtual LAN (VLAN) in this step-by-step, automated, 15-minute demo. Continue Reading

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• SearchNetworking ANZ Staff

Managed VoIP keeps regatta's communications afloat

The world's largest rowing regatta utilises managed VoIP to ease its year-round communications needs -- and for a temporary system during its celebrated two-day event. Continue Reading

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• Kate Dostart, Associate Editor